NIMS – MUTUAL AID IAFC STAKEHOLDERS DENVER FEBRUARY 6, 2006

1. NIMS – MUTUAL AID IAFC STAKEHOLDERSDENVER FEBRUARY 6, 2006 Steve Gage Emergency Management Specialist USDA Forest Service

2. Background • In February of 2003, President Bush signed Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5 (HSPD-5). This action directed the development of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and a rewrite of the National Response Plan (NRP). NIMS establishes standards for all levels of government and non-government agencies as well as some private sector companies to use when responding to domestic incidents.

3. Six Components to NIMS • Command and Management • Preparedness • Resource Management • Communications and Information Management • Supporting Technologies • Ongoing Management and Maintenance

4. Command and Management • Incident Command System (ICS) • Multiagency Coordination Systems • Public Information Systems

5. Preparedness • Process for planning, training and exercising • Personnel Qualification and Certification • Equipment Certification • Mutual Aid and Emergency Management Assistance Compacts • Publication Management

6. Resource Management • Advanced Planning • Resource Identification and Ordering • Resource Categorization (Typing) • Use of Agreements • Effective Management

7. Communications and Information Management • Common Operating Picture for all Jurisdictions and Agencies • Common Communications and Data Standards

8. Principles of Supporting Technologies • Interoperability and Compatibility • Technology Support • Technology Standards • Broad-based Requirements • Strategic Planning and R&D

9. Ongoing Management and Maintenance • A system to ensure the plan is managed and updated as needed. • Much of the NIC work.

10. Preparedness • Mutual Aid (MA) and Emergency Management Assistance Compacts • MA Defined • “Written agreement between agencies and/or jurisdictions that they will assist one another on request, furnishing personnel, equipment, and/or expertise in a specified manner.” FEMA 501

11. Mutual Aid (MA) • Key elements or Provisions from FEMA 501 • Definitions of key terms • Roles and responsibilities of individual parties • Procedures for requesting and providing aid • Procedures, authorities, and rules relating to cost • Notification procedures • Protocols for interoperable communications • Workers compensation

12. Mutual Aid (MA) • Key elements or Provisions from FEMA 501 • Treatment of liability and immunity • Recognition of qualifications and certifications • Sharing agreements, as required • Approving officials • Review process – schedule • Appendix, as needed

13. Compliance and Implementation • What is Required ? • What should Agencies be Doing ? • Where Do We Go From Here ?

14. FY 2005 Compliance • States and territories must meet minimum FY 05 NIMS implementation requirements. Tribal and local governments were encouraged to start implementing the NIMS. • Self Certification: The state must certify that, taken as a whole, it met the minimum FY05 requirements. State certification required to receive FY06 preparedness funds.

15. FY 2006 Compliance • States, territories, tribes and local governments must meet the FY06 NIMS implementation requirements. • Self Certification: The state (including its local jurisdictions) has met the minimum FY06 requirements. State certification required to receive FY07 preparedness funds.

16. FY 2007 and Beyond • Self Certification: The state (including its local jurisdictions) has met the minimum FY06 requirements. State certification required to receive FY07 preparedness funds. • State certification of ongoing NIMS compliance continues to be required to receive federal preparedness funds.

17. FY05 Implementation ActivitiesStates and Territories • Incorporate NIMS into training, exercises • Use preparedness funds to support state, local and tribal NIMS implementation • Incorporate NIMS into EOPs • Promote intrastate mutual aid agreements • Provide technical assistance to locals • Institutionalize the use of ICS • Submit self-certification that the state, as a whole, has met '05 requirements

18. FY05 Implementation ActivitiesLocal and Tribal with States • Complete IS-700, NIMS training • Formally adopt NIMS • Establish NIMS baseline • Institutionalize use of ICS • Develop implementation strategies

19. Role of the StatesFY06 and Beyond • Establish infrastructure to support NIMS implementation • Encourage a regional approach to implementation • Establish planning process to ensure NIMS implementation • Communicate requirements to locals • Measure progress and facilitate implementation reporting

20. FY06 - States and TerritoriesState Adoption and Infrastructure • Monitor formal adoption of NIMS by tribal and local jurisdictions • Establish a planning process to ensure communication and implementation of NIMS statewide • Designate a single POC to coordinate NIMS implementation • Ensure federal preparedness funding is linked to NIMS implementation

21. FY06 - States and TerritoriesCommand and Management • Use ICS for all incidents • Use integrated Multi-agency Coordination Systems • Institutionalize NIMS Public Information System

22. FY06 - States and TerritoriesPreparedness Planning, Training, Exercises • Establish NIMS baseline against FY05 and FY06 requirements • Update plans and SOPs to include NIMS and NRP • Leverage facilities for NIMS training • IS-800 NRP: An Introduction

23. FY06 - States and TerritoriesPreparedness Planning, Training, Exercises • ICS-100 and ICS-200 • Incorporate NIMS into exercises • Participate in all-hazards exercises based on NIMS • Utilize corrective actions

24. FY06 - States and TerritoriesResource Mgt, Comm. and Info Mgt. • Inventory state response assets using resource typing • Develop plans for resources in NRP Catastrophic Incident Annex • Ensure standards are incorporated into acquisition procedures • Use plain English (Clear Text)

25. Implementation Activities: FY06 – Local and Tribal Jurisdictions • Complete IS-700 NIMS Introduction • Adopt NIMS principles and policies • Establish a NIMS baseline • Institutionalize the use of ICS • Develop strategy and timeline for full NIMS implementation

26. FY06 Tribal and Local JurisdictionsCommand and Management • Use ICS for all incidents • Use integrated Multi-agency Coordination System • Use JIS and JIC to communicate public information

27. FY06 Tribal and Local JurisdictionsPreparedness Planning, Training • Update plans, SOPs with NIMS • Intrastate and interagency mutual aid • IS-700 NIMS Introduction • IS-800 NRP Introduction • ICS-100 and ICS-200

28. FY06 Tribal and Local -Preparedness Exercises, Resource Mgt, Communication • Incorporate NIMS and ICS into all training and exercises • Participate in all-hazards exercise programs based on NIMS • Inventory community assets using resource typing • Ensure standards are incorporated into acquisition procedures • Use plain English (Clear Text)

29. The NIMS Integration Center • Strategic direction for and oversight of NIMS and the NRP • Support NIMS implementation through ... • Mutual aid, resource management, credentialing • NIMS National Standard Training Curriculum • Guidance and evaluation tools

30. The NIMS Integration Center • NIMS Advisory Committee • Guides for Elected Officials • EOP Guidance for States/Locals • NIMS Communications • Coordination of Activities

31. The NIMS Integration Center General Information • Al Fluman, Acting Director • Main Number: 202-646-3850 • Mailing Address: • NIMS Integration Center • 500 C Street SW, Suite 706 • Washington, DC 20472

32. The NIMS Integration Center General Information • Web Page: www.fema.gov/nims • E-Mail: NIMS-Integration-Center@dhs.gov • NIMS Training: www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/is700.asp • NRP Training: www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/is800.asp • ICS Training: www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/

33. QUESTIONS?